SECNAVINST 1412.9B - Headquarters Marine Corps

SECNAVINST 1412.9B7 Feb 2006b. The authority to terminate the appointment of a Reservewarrant officer at any time within 5 years after the date whenan officer accepted the original appointment, for substandardperformance of duty as defined by enclosure (3) of reference(i), is delegated to CMC.c. A warrant officer who is separated under this paragraphmay request to be authorized reenlistment in the former enlistedgrade.d. The authority to authorize reenlistment of a W-1 whoseappointment is terminated for substandard performance of duty isdelegated to CMC. A W-1 discharged under enclosure (4) ofreference (i) may not be enlisted in a grade lower than thegrade held immediately before appointment as a warrant officer.Reenlistment is at the discretion of CMC.10. THE WARRANT OFFICER BASIC COURSE (WOBC) AND RESERVE WOBC(RWOBC)a. AR selectees will be ordered to attend WOBC uponappointment to the grade of warrant officer.b. SMCR selectees will be ordered to attend RWOBC uponappointment to the grade of warrant officer. RWOBC inquiriesshould be addressed to CMC (RAM-4).c. Course mastery is applied to all Marines withoutdeference to age, gender, or physical ability. If a warrantofficer is unable to pass an event at the WOBC or RWOBC, thecommanding officer of TBS possesses the authority to:(1) Reassign a warrant officer to a basic officer coursecompany for instruction/remediation and evaluation; or(2) Require warrant officers dropped for a medicalreason to repeat WOBC/RWOBC the following year; or(3) Recommend termination of appointment in accordancewith reference (i).d. Any decision to defer an appointed warrant officers fromattending a scheduled WOBC/RWOBC will be made by CMC (RA).11. ASSIGNMENT OF LINEAL PRECEDENCE. A warrant officer’slineal precedence number is determined based upon their9Enclosure (2)